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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] ZPaul2Fresh8:
Usually a flagship worth an unlocked boot loader is full of development and such, but this Note 5 seems to have very little activity for such device.

Why is that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] PDXMatt:
Well, for me, I'm not seeing much reason to run any custom ROMs and I use Samsung Pay often. Also, there's no AOSP development because AOSP doesn't play well with Exynos.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] AKW:
This. It's the fact that it's an Exynos device. We've got plenty of TouchWiz based ROMs, which are totally fine for me, but the general attitude I see outside the Samsung forums is AOSP or GTFO.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] chong67:
I just got my Note 5 this past weekend. I upgrade from Note 4.

Yes I notice not much activities here at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] guaneet:
Devs are waiting for MM to drop
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Jammol:
Also we can flash all of the International Roms and Dr.Ketan's audio fix, so no need to port them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] DiGi91:
I was actually wondering that, I didn't find anything saying it was possible but was hoping it was since that is what I did with my Note 4. any INT rom is possible? and how are they running?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Jammol:
Any international Rom is possible. I have literally flashed all of them and they all run just fine for me.

I have a N920T so hopefully that's also the variant you have?

Flash the kernel for your variant: Arter or Skyhigh or even the Stock Rootable Kernel by Jovy.

Flash Rom and any mods they have.

Flash Audio fix by Dr.Ketan: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2YDky4L5v-4c0x1Z3hZQ3UteFk

That's it!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] calvin35:
well I have been buying, rooting and romming Samsung phones for the past four years and with the Note 5 the theme engine handles my theming needs, rooting means you can't use Samsung pay, which I use almost everyday and there are no custom roms because of the xynos processor. I have system wide ad blocking without root and don't want to root only for touchwiz Roms when the stock Samsung software is running so well, surprisingly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Cleva1:
Downgraded to lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] AKW:
Or nah
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Dmkarkutt:
Question how do you have system wide ad blocking? Also any way to boost sound volume with no root. I have searched and haven't really found anything.......anyone can feel free to chime in here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] commonplace:
I also want to know more about this system-wide ad blocking that doesn't require root.

I rooted my Note5 as soon as I got it, not knowing it would permanently disable my ability to use Samsung Pay. (Yep, I should have researched it, but didn't. Mea culpa.)

But the main reason I root is for AdAway -- if I had the same results without rooting, I'd have at least considered not rooting. Samsung Pay sounds pretty sweet. :\
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] DiGi91:
Sweet! Just like the Note 4.. I'll have to check it out then. I do remember some hiccups with the Note 4 running INT ROMs so I hope I won't run into any of that. Probably going to try out Dr.Ketan.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] calvin35:
I don't know anything about boosting the sound volume because I haven't looked or really felt the need. For the ad blocking I use this app.

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/adguard-ad-blocker-doesnt-require-root-t2958895

If you just want ads in the browser blocked it's free. It works really well for me and even though it will show as using a lot of battery that is only due to the way the app works and handles data.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Dmkarkutt:
Thank u very much for the info
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] kaseykrehbiel:
For system-wide ad blocking (I am not rooted) I use Adblock Plus. https://adblockplus.org/android-install

Go to the link at the bottom that says "Download Adblock Plus for Android"

Now what you have to do is make sure that Adblock Plus is never "optimized" and you don't ever kill it because it's running a localhost proxy (if you do, you lose internet until you start the app again.) You go into your APN settings and create a new APN that looks exactly like the one you already have, except that you use a proxy, localhost, on port 2020. Whenever you connect to Wifi, you use a proxy, localhost, 2020. It's not the best solution because it isn't invisible (it's always in your notifications otherwise Android can kill it to save memory) and you have to do the APN/WiFi changes as I just specified, but it's far less intrusive than ads all over the place.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] mocsab:
Actually, I think one of the reasons there are not as many roms this time around is Samsung also had limited release of the Note 5 - it was originally internationally released in ASIA but not in Europe. I also think many of the major devs who normally are seen on the Flagship devices - didn't come along with the NOTE 5 because of BATTERY, No SD CARD, XYNOS and cost. Those four things kept many of the developers away (IMHO)

its a shame because it is a fabulous device despite those things. I will say that the Devs who did decide to join the Note 5 have done incredible work - there are some great roms out there. Just not as much variety. I also believe AOSP will eventually be done for the Note 5. There are several other examples of XyNOS phones and tablets getting AOSP - it is just a matter of time (and very hard work on the part of those who are working on it)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] glensta:
I'm not one to complain much but yeah I agree the Note 5 has been disappointing development wise i guess due to exynos. I might get the S7 as it's supposed to have snapdragon back which is supposed to be more developer friendly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] EtherealRemnant:
If you don't use a VPN on your device, Adguard is much easier. It makes a loop VPN and filters all traffic.

https://m.adguard.com/en/welcome.html

As for the topic at hand I'm not getting another Exynos device... I've been really upset by the lack of ROMs and Samsung hasn't exactly been great with updates either.

I just hope that the Snapdragon Kryo cores don't pose a developer issue...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Thanat0s24:
I'm so sick of hearing people say the note 5 is a downgrade from the 4, when in fact it's a huge upgrade. I have the 64gb variant so the SD card doesn't matter to me, and performance wise this thing is screaming fast. It's an upgrade all around
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] chong67:
I agree. I actually didnt want to upgrade but bc Tmo have the B1 get 2nd 50% offer, so I upgrade from N4 to N5. N5 is much better. Snappy and fast. Improved s-pen and I like the fingerprint scanner w/o swipe. The GUI is improve too.

It is sad Samsung doesnt want to do any software upgrade on the N4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] emailrob:
That's it for me.

When I had my OnePlus I spent SO long on the XDA forums looking for different ROMs, kernels, etc to fix the issues it had with battery drain and other functions that didn't work properly. Note 5 is the first phone in a long time when I haven't had a burning need to do that.

Same with Samsung pay - that does hold me back tinkering as it works so damn well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] bthurber:
For me it is simply that tripping Knox is permanent.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] calvin35:
I will agree with this. Tripping Knox is fine if you're don't care about Samsung pay or you don't plan on selling your phone, but if you trip Knox and plan on reselling your phone that will greatly reduce it's value.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] kxhaz:
We switched from Sprint to T-Mobile 4 weeks ago. At the time I had a Nexus 6 and my wife had the Note 4. We both got the Note 5 and I could not see getting a phone that was over a year old, plus we did Jump on Demand so if I did not like it I could always switch in a couple months (or sooner if needed). She was having to charge her Note 4 mid-day everyday. I was able to get my Nexus 6 to last all day. For me coming for the Nexus 6 not having an SD card or removable battery was already something I was dealing with, however I would still love to have a SD card.

Anyway I bought the app to be able to disable Samsung apps without rooting and did this to both phone. She has hers on Max brightness and can usually make it almost all day with out charging and with about 3 1/2 of screen time. On the other hand I have not had to charge once during the day. Right now I am 80% battery remaining, 6 hours off the charger with 1 hour of screen time with auto brightness. I also have all the Google features turned on. It shows based on my usage that I still have 18 hours left. To me a phone that can make it 18 to 20 hours on a charge is more than enough.

I like the fingerprint security and the phone IMHO is fast. I have also found the SPen features very useful. To me in the early days development was needed on phones to make them last longer, faster and better. I think in ways this has pushed Android and manufactures to make better products.

Will I update to the Note 6 when it comes out? YES I got Jump on Demand for a reason. However had I not this is a very good phone just the way it is.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] rkwhyte2:
:kxhaz Just what app did you buy that let you disable Samsung apps I'd really like to do this to the wife's N5.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] chong67:
I want to get rid of Amazon, Internet(replace by Chrome) and My Files(replace with ES File Explorer due to FTP) app. I just disable it, but I want to get rid of it totally w/o rooting. Any other ways?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] AKW:
Without root, the best you can do is download Package Disabler Pro from the play store, although it does disable an not fully uninstall, but you can disable anything, so be careful.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] Illusive Man:
I was a Note 4 user and a friend talked me into trying the iPhone 6s Plus. I really tried to like it, but could not so I bought a Note 5. I did get used to using Apple Pay and really liked it. Now I'm using Samsung Pay (which I really like). This reason alone is not enough to me not to root (I have had every Note since the Note 1 and some of the S series phones and have always rooted my phone). So far this thing is very fast and very smooth (and I use a Nova Launcher Pro). This phone responds fantastic. If they find a way to patch the issue with Samsung Pay not working, I would consider root. The only real root app that I miss is Titanium Backup
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] kxhaz:
It is Package Disabler Pro, however when I try to find it on the Play Store now I can not find it and the google links don't find the app either. So I am not sure why it is not on Play Store right now.

Here is also a thread for the Note 5 and this includes an includes an XML file for Package Disabler Pro to disable many of the Samsung apps that are safe to disable. I used this and then went back in and made so of the apps that I like usable again.

http://xdaforums.com/note5/general/guide-bloating-touchwizzing-note-5-t3184563
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] techpreneur:
Shows up in mine https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] calvin35:
I think if you already have it installed from the play store then it will show up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] kennypow3rs:
This place is dead because cyanogen became a business and hired kirk McMaster
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] AngioNicholai:
Because of the exynos processor. Every ROM is basically the same, just different icons and so forth. There is not one aosp based ROM. Exynos is to blame. My personal opinion...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] PDXMatt:
That's pretty spot on.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] senozlu1:
For me I got tired trying to find best/perfect rom in the I always had the best rom that came with phone finally I gave up on custom roms.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] TheUndertaker21:
No more exynos for me. Thank god. SD is back. I can't take a device that's so locked down.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] tommason1968:
What's do you want to bet that the note 6 will have a SD card
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] TheUndertaker21:
I meant Snapdrangon lol
[Xiaomi Mi 4] darkhyoga:
HI Guys

I bought one chinese mi4 last year on china, I was there, and yes it's is original.

The problem is that I cant install google play, because is blocked. SO I need to upgrade the ROM.

My UPDATER app is not working, when i tried use this to update, when I chose the file, the updater close, so I cant use.

I tryed to update by recovery, but when I click update update file.zip on system one, the phone reboots. tryied CUStom rom, developer rom, global rom. etc...

SO i read a loot of forums and try to install another recovery by fastboot , like CWM, It's not working because i am no root in my device

tryied by adb fastboot and by mi flash, not working " 'recovery' not support flash"

I rooted with kingoo root, but same problem.

So I cant update, can´t install new recovery, I cant install a developer room to root.

I really need help, I tryed everything that i know, checked a lot of foruns, but alone I cant solve this.

I need help please, I fell my xiomi it's completely blocked...
[Xiaomi Mi 4] wtfhax:
If you download the official rom from miui.com you can flash it with original recovery or you could try the fastboot flash package without using any recovery.

Flashing a custom recovery do not require rooted rom.

To get to fastboot use the command "adb reboot bootloader" then flash your custom recovery. CWM is outdated (i might be wrong) but twrp recovery is much better, just google twrp and download the one for cancro.

If any of those above is not working for you then it might be fake.

Google installer for china roms: http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=205625&highlight=google+installer

TWRP for cancro: https://twrp.me/devices/xiaomimi3.html

MIUI fastboot roms: http://en.miui.com/a-234.html
[Xiaomi Mi 4] P.Kosunen:
Could you post photo from back side without cover?
[Xiaomi Mi 4] darkhyoga:
Sorry Guys I was offline these days

here the back of my phone

I cnt upload link from imageshack before 10 posts WTF....
[Xiaomi Mi 4] darkhyoga:
Guys I tried but I cant post any photos before 10 posts,

I think flooding is not an option....

About the fastboot develop version I tryied, same problem...
[Xiaomi Mi 4] P.Kosunen:
http://en.miui.com/thread-42873-1-1.html

Check to be sure it is not fake.
[Xiaomi Mi 4] darkhyoga:
My usb has the mark.

the label on backcase is not so good,

My internal battery has the Bm32 label

My model has no sd card

My backcase has the black heat cover like the ooriginal

My speaker looks fine too,

I will have to wait to put pictures, but looks like original...
[Xiaomi Mi 4] P.Kosunen:
Can you get it to fastboot mode? Press vol- and power button same time until you see thiis picture:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G0aekmshR4A/maxresdefault.jpg
[Xiaomi Mi 4] darkhyoga:
I can get there

tried to install but instalation process fails all the time
[Xiaomi Mi 4] P.Kosunen:
Try update beta from Mi PC Suite when phone is in fastboot state.

http://pcsuite.mi.com/

http://en.miui.com/thread-95630-1-1.html
[Xiaomi Mi 4] darkhyoga:
Ok I will try....
[Xiaomi Mi 4] darkhyoga:
Sorry gyus

I am givin up to fix this phone.

I have no more patience to try

thanks a lot...
[Xiaomi Mi 4] deaglecat:
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=142056

Try this. Its pretty simple. Assuming you have a Windows PC and a USB cable.
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
I've tried all the possible media players,codec not available. The video is a private video given which I cant use anymore because the media player was restricted to function only till a particular date.

The file extension is .mp4 but it does not play in any of the regular players..rather any available in the market..

Does anyone know how to make this work?
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[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
Hey guys,

as you know I sold the device but this still wouldn't stop me fiddling around with source codes ;)

Here I present you my latest approach to fix the stagefright vulnerability for the P8000 (and possibly any other MT6753 powered device!).

Unfortunately I can't test it so it would be great if someone could install and test the attached zip. Obviously this is kind of beta work until I get some confirmations that it's working.

To test please do the following:

0. Do a backup!

1. Install the .zip via recovery of your choice.

2. Reboot.

3. If it boots, try the stagefright detector app by zimperium labs.

4. Profit!

Changelog:

Beta 2: Fixed CVE 2015-6602 vuln.

Beta 1: Compiled from ZOPO Speed 7 sources.

It should look like this afterwards:

The libs should be compatible to all MT6753/6735 powered devices running Android 5.1!

Thanks to:

- ZOPO for releasing their MT6753/Z7 Speed sources

- [MENTION=5238428]superdragonpt[/MENTION]

- [MENTION=4196889]DerTeufel1980[/MENTION]

- [MENTION=4761533]fire855[/MENTION]

- [MENTION=5895603]dr_root[/MENTION] for bringing me back to this device!

- [MENTION=5156423]valascus[/MENTION] for the image and testing

- [MENTION=7052624]ardrift[/MENTION] for testing

Cheers!

Please hit the 'thanks' button if these libraries helped you. Thank you! :)​
[Elephone P8000] ardrift:
[IMG="Before"]https://dl2.pushbulletusercontent.com/QQnMZukWrYPeywACf5Mf9aMhGbLU6PcJ/Screenshot_2016-02-08-16-18-05.png[/IMG]

[IMG="After"]https://dl2.pushbulletusercontent.com/0RMzJMfgiOYcwggZsT3rgMx5qrni6cFl/Screenshot_2016-02-08-16-28-37.png[/IMG]

Btw, I'm using guestekrnl and I'm on stock rom 1203.
[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
[MENTION=7052624]ardrift[/MENTION]: Thanks, gonna have to patch that last 6602 vuln. Will report back soon with beta v2!

Edit: Uploaded v2! This fixes 2015-6602. Please test and report back :)
[Elephone P8000] marcars:
Beta2 works on P8000 with Eragon Rom v8.5!!
[Elephone P8000] ardrift:
[IMG="Works!"]https://dl2.pushbulletusercontent.com/PLYNkRyXBRjlMiT2bKnt6wRHPUiNmBQu/Screenshot_2016-02-09-13-32-30.png[/IMG]

It is working now! Thank you very much for patching the vulnerabilities and for taking care of the P8000 altough you've sold it! :D
[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
Great to see that it works! Thanks guys! Please spread the word so everyone has a more secure phone! :)
[Elephone P8000] boka18:
Works on my phone too! gj! <3
[Elephone P8000] vicks1008:
This is awesome! Do you have any idea if any CVE's from January or February can be done? Also how would those be verified since no apk scans anything for January/February security vulnerabilities.
[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
Should be possible. Theorically it should be enough to merge the patches into ZOPO's AOSP, compile it afterwards and swap the libraries. It's hard to verify though... Would be quite of a challenge to write an app to test this :D
[Elephone P8000] vicks1008:
DUDE! I am dying to find a way to verify these. The app VTS for Android checks alot more vulnerabilities on Android devices than just Stagefright exploits. However for now the app only verifies vulnerabilities up to December 2015.

The link to the github is here if you want to take a closer look at the app.
[Elephone P8000] psychoTR2:
Can confirm that this works on the Blu Life One X (2016)! Thanks a ton! :D
[Elephone P8000] Rizera:
Works like a charm on my Elephone P8000 (first batch).

Thanks a lot!!
[Elephone P8000] georgeli:
do I have to have custom recovery in order to apply these?
[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
Good to hear! Thanks for your feedback! :)

Yes.
[Elephone P8000] portezbie:
Any chance this would work for a MT6735 device, like the studio energy 2?
[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
As I stated in the OP it should work, since MT6753 and MT6735 share a lot of commalities and are technically nearly the same. Feel free to try it out but do a backup first! :)
[Elephone P8000] portezbie:
Installed it and wiped cache and dalvik. Reboot seemed to be fine, started optimizing apps, but then when it finished optimizing apps it rebooted and got stuck at the boot screen.

So doesn't seem to work for my device. Oh well, what can ya do.

Luckily I did a backup first.

Could it be because my device is only running a 5.0 rom?
[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
Yep, I am sure that is the problem. Thank you for testing!
[Elephone P8000] portezbie:
and thank you for making an important fix, even if I can't use it!
[Elephone P8000] Mr.Ak:
Nice work buddy.
[Elephone P8000] micbanand:
did just test on Eragon 9.0

But I get vulnerable VTS for Android CVE-2015-6608 and 6616

believe to remember had those always.

Thanks for your hard work!
[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
Yep, there are other severe security bugs in Android at the moment. It kind of starts to fall apart... I'll find a way to fix those once I got time ;)

Edit: Looks like they are rather easy to fix.

Patches for 6608 are here and 6616 is patched here. I'll start to merge them in the next week. Thanks for the hint!

And this, people, is why it's important to get CM running. We always get latest security patches right from the upstream.
[Elephone P8000] alanthehat:
https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/09/14/announcing-android-vulnerability-test-suite/ gives some detail on this, though it doesn't currently appear to be on Google Play
[Elephone P8000] vicks1008:
The hyperlink I provided gives you the link to the apkmirror.com mirror because it was pulled from the play store.
[Elephone P8000] PlanDreaM:
I confirm that it works for a UMi Rome.
[Elephone P8000] luckykhera2:
mods: can i try this for my lenovo K4 note MT6753 device??
[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
Should work if it runs Android 5.1, yes.
[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
Offtopic but relevant in my point of view: 3,2% of the people who downloaded my security fix decided to hit the thanks button. I updated the OP accordingly so maybe future leechers will get the point ;)
[Elephone P8000] complicazio:
Works for Ulefone Paris
[Elephone P8000] Tay22:
Can confirm that this works on the Ulefone Paris! Thanks :)
[Elephone P8000] complicazio:
Yes its works
[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
Just to clarify: If your device runs on CyanogenMod this patch is not needed as CM fixed these vulnerabilities long time ago in its code!
[Elephone P8000] aiaco:
[MENTION=3784300]BlueFlame4[/MENTION]

Hello i'm interested in building the patch by myself could you please explain how to do that?

Is there any tutorial?

Thank you.
[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
Yeah sure. Download Zopos sources, apply the 6602 patch to it and compile everything. Afterwards swap the stagefright libraries :) If you need further help, just tell me here - I'll answer your questions as good as I can!
[Elephone P8000] haigwepa:
Just downloaded it and tried. Works well on Umi iron stock rom 1.8. Thanks!
[Elephone P8000] aiaco:
I'm unable to download zopo sources. The links i found seem no longer work. Where source code can be downloaded?
[Elephone P8000] BlueFlame4:
Yup, just noticed it. I will mirror them and post a link here. :)
[Elephone P8000] tokomotxo:
Working on Umi Rome! Thank you very much!
[Elephone P8000] Van.Fanel:
Hi. I have a different phone but same MT6753 chipset. Will this work for Android 6.0. I'm trying to avoid a boot loop scenario just in case. Thank you.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] megazonex:
I'm trying to root 2 HTC Incredible 2's (on Android 2.3.4) and I'm having trouble unlocking bootloader. I've already rooted one months back but for some reason when I try to retrieve the identifier token the command line says "waiting for device" and a box pops up saying "USB Device not recognized" and it pops up as "Fastboot USB" but then goes back to "Fastboot" after the USB won't recognize on both devices. I don't understand the phones have USB debugging on , charge only, updated adb/fastboot, latest java, updated HTC sync managers/HTC Sync, used different cables and computers with no change or progression whatsoever. I've been going at this for hours with no luck...any suggestions?